Benefits of cycling?

[AllanT]

i would be surprised if you could turn the same ring as a pro cyclist

I don't see what the difficulty is with any cyclist pushing gears like 53:11? I ride in whatever gear I find most comfortable in the situation, and sometimes riding up hills 53:17 feels the best gear, especially if you're climbing out of the saddle, which as you know lowers your cadence.

Until you've ridden with me, I don't think you could judge my ability on a bike. Perhaps you can explain why any normal everday cyclist couldn't use a 53 ring???

[daz h]

I don't see what the difficulty is with any cyclist pushing gears like 53:11? I ride in whatever gear I find most comfortable in the situation, and sometimes riding up hills 53:17 feels the best gear, especially if you're climbing out of the saddle, which as you know lowers your cadence.

Until you've ridden with me, I don't think you could judge my ability on a bike. Perhaps you can explain why any normal everday cyclist couldn't use a 53 ring???

most cyclists ive ridden with prefer to drop onto the smaller ring for going uphill, if the hill is of a certain distance or gradient you have to drop down , you cannot stay on the 53 ring

[skennaugh]

Ilike to push the big ring on the road bike and never use the granny ring on the MTB. Different people, different styles. I cycled Lands end to John O Groats and only used the big ring on a fully laden mountain bike (including the climb over Shap fell)

[daz h]

I don't see what the difficulty is with any cyclist pushing gears like 53:11? I ride in whatever gear I find most comfortable in the situation, and sometimes riding up hills 53:17 feels the best gear, especially if you're climbing out of the saddle, which as you know lowers your cadence.

Until you've ridden with me, I don't think you could judge my ability on a bike. Perhaps you can explain why any normal everday cyclist couldn't use a 53 ring???

your not a normal everday cyclist

[Funzle22]

Surely Rob Jebb would confirm the benefits of cycling.

[M.C]

I'll ask him when we're dicing up P-Y-G

[lilactime]

suffering from pf at the moment , so just going out on my bike is keeping me sain .

[Chris]

Maybe one of us should ask him about it.

I was talking to another forum member* recently who suggested that training wise fell running and cycling are more closely related than fell running and, say, road running. I think this is an interesting point. Anyone else got any views?

* It was AG, and if I have misrepresented him I'l buy him a pint!

Surely Rob Jebb would confirm the benefits of cycling.

[dominion]

Maybe one of us should ask him about it.

I was talking to another forum member* recently who suggested that training wise fell running and cycling are more closely related than fell running and, say, road running. I think this is an interesting point. Anyone else got any views?

* It was AG, and if I have misrepresented him I'l buy him a pint!

Have you read August 220Triathlon Chris? There's a fair sized article on fell running by Richard Askwith (He of Feet in the Clouds fame) with a piece by Jack Maitland (British Fell Running Champ) and now Triathlon coach at Leeds Met.
I'll try and scan it somewhere.

[Luv Shack]

Speak to John Brown, Jebbie, the Lassies & most of the rest of the top bunch... a lot of their training is cycle centered/assisted... ace for aiding climbing, low stress, a great aerobic work out... good fun too in the right setting.
Bit tough on the bum to start with!